READ MORE:<\/strong> Tiley declares AO 'best sporting event' in tennis history<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n AS IT HAPPENED:<\/strong> Nadal trumps Medvedev in epic AO final<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "I'm just a little speechless right now, I don't even know what to say."<\/p>\n Burrow conceded that when the coin landed in the favour of the home side to start overtime, he feared the worst.<\/p>\n "Usually when you lose a coin flip to those guys, you're going home," he said.<\/p>\n Instead, Mahomes had an interception dropped on second down before being picked off a play later, meaning the Bengals only needed a field goal to win.<\/p>\n They calmly drove up the field and gave rookie Evan McPherson a simple kick to win the game – and he duly obliged.<\/p>\n For the second straight week, the Bengals had marched into a higher-seeded team's stadium and caused a boilover. Now, they'll have a fortnight to rest up before the big game.<\/p>\n The fact that it was even close in the second half was remarkable – it was 21-3 in favour of the Chiefs late in the second quarter, before the Bengals completed the equal-biggest comeback in AFC Championship Game history, coming from an 18 point deficit to tie the game and then eventually lead 24-21 with a McPherson field goal.<\/p>\n They wouldn't touch the ball in regulation again, as the Chiefs motored down the field, bleeding time off the clock.<\/p>\n A touchdown looked inevitable but instead, the Cincinnati defence held firm, and held the home side to a field goal.<\/p>\n The 49ers play the Los Angeles Rams later today in the NFC Championship Game.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n